Substation a Mainstay of the Arts
Late theatre maestro Kuo Pao Kun called this the home of the arts. The unassuming art deco Substation stands out effortlessly in a street filled...
View ArticleMasjid Angullia the Mosque on Serangoon Road
The tiniest of mosques on Serangoon Road recently announced sizeable upgrading plans to better serve the Muslim community in Little India. Although the present compound...
View ArticleOur Jubilee Walk
The Jubilee Walk took off at the tail end of Singapore’s Golden Jubilee year. The 8-km-long trail leads participants to iconic sites and historic monuments...
View ArticleThe Financial District’s Calculator
A stroll down the Padang’s Saint Andrew’s Road end evokes thoughtful juxtapositions of the old and new worlds. Low-rise Neoclassical and two-storey buildings from the colonial...
View ArticleBefore it was Funan
Before the days of mobile broadband and high speed connectivity, people conversed in the streets or connected over meals in makeshift spaces set up by...
View ArticleThe Golden Spheres of Kampong Glam
The historic Masjid Sultan (Sultan Mosque) in Kampong Glam was one of only four winners of the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s Architectural Heritage Awards 2016. It...
View ArticleExploring Labrador & Alexandra with My Community
My Community has recently launched the Labrador & Alexandra tour – adding another strong place and community heritage narrative to their growing list of well...
View ArticleSo Long, Sungei Road
Sungei Road Market was many things at once. It was a kerb-side marketplace with bargain hunter and vendor haggling over bric-a-brac laid on mats and...
View ArticlePlace-Making & Precincts in Singapore
What makes a place, our own? These are some thoughts on the place-making talking points shared during the Culture Academy’s annual conference held at the National Museum of Singapore on 7 December...
View ArticleThe Great Madras
A new 34-room boutique hotel in the heart of the Little India district was conferred the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s Architectural Heritage Award on 9 November 2018. With its outstanding...
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